Four days at Doncaster culminating in the St Leger — the world's oldest Classic and the final leg of the British Triple Crown. Saturday's race tests stamina at 1m6f132y on the long, fair Doncaster straight.
St Leger at a glance
40 days awayDatesWed 9 - Sat 12 Sept 2026
Duration4 days
Feature raceSt Leger Stakes (Sat, G1) — final Classic
CodeFlat
Course established1600
Capacity30,000
Direction—
Nearest stationDoncaster
Where it is
CourseDoncaster RacecourseDoncaster, South Yorkshire
Nearest stationDoncaster
Headline races
Park Hill Stakes (Thu, G2) — fillies' Leger
Doncaster Cup (Fri, G2) — staying division
St Leger Stakes (Sat, G1) — final Classic
Our St Leger coverage
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The History of Doncaster Racecourse
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